Persecution: then and now! We all know the biblical stories of what the people had to face when enemies of our Lord, tyrannized, oppressed and persecuted them. We may wonder how well we could stand up to such hostility against us. One of the stories you will hear today is about a man who had to face this kind of persecution in a town, just north of ancient Babylon. God was with him. His suffering did not end in death. And some of the wounds of his ordeal are now used as an opportunity to witness to the faithfulness of God. But as you may guess the power of his healing came when he forgave the people who had caused him his pain. This is what our God does. And this is what our God helps us do. We saw it when he died on the cross. And he helps us forgive when we have to take up our cross and follow Him.
If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire and out of your hand, O King, let him deliver us. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods and we will not worship the golden statue that you have set up.
Daniel 3:17-18
These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, "I know your works. Look, I have set before you an open door that no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."
Revelation 3:7,8
True God, I confess to being attracted by false gods: anger, fear, revenge, all the world's shiny temptations. Thank you for keeping your doors firmly open, calling me by name. Save me when I play with fire. Grant me resistance to all who would harm your children. Sharpen my will for justice. Your power, my weakness. What a combination! Amen.
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